(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
the very best; excellent; superb
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
good-looking; fair; beautiful
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
control; management (e.g. of a business)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
tension; mental strain; nervousness
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to fight against; to oppose; to face
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to move forward; to move on
gender; distinction of sex; sex
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge